A formal pump at
Trinity Court, Aylesford, Kent, in fair condition and spoilt only by the later
addition of a mains tap. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks,
Paul.

Markings: "Rd. WELLS, 4 OLD St. ROAD,
LONDON".

Manufacturer: Richard Wells,
4, Pump Row, Old Street Road, Shoreditch - although he might just have been the
installer.

An ancient pump at
Bearsted, Kent. Thanks to Paul Snelling for the photos. Nearby there's
a plaque which reads:

Heritage Year 1975ROUNDWELL PUMPThis Pump was set on an
old wellcirca 1800 and was until 1926the only water supplyin this
part of Bearsted

Markings: None
other.

Manufacturer:
Unk.

The Queen's Well at
Benenden, Kent. Thanks to Paul Snelling for the photos. There's not much of the
mechanism visible within the rustic wooden casing, although the lead spout and
rusty handle fulcrum are still evident. The
stone at the front records the provision of the well (by Lord Cranbrook) to
mark Queen Victoria's Jubilee, and is inscribed:

In the churchyard at
Birling, Kent. It's in a generally poor state with a cracked pump top. In fact,
as of July 2011, the pump head has disappeared -
thanks to Paul Snelling for reporting this sad event.

Markings: There's a maker's plate on the front, but it's badly
corroded.

A chain pump at
Bridge, Kent. Thanks to Duncan Harrington for the photos.

Markings: A Flag and "PARAGON".

Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

This one's 15ft up a
wall in the middle of Canterbury, Kent. On closer inspection it's clearly a
model and it turns out that there's a long
history of a "Red Well" or a "Red Pump Well" in the
vicinity.

Markings: None
except for the number "50" on both faces of the counterweight [cf Terrington,
N. Yorks, where a very similar counterweight carries the number "30", and one
at Blackmore End, Essex, with a "40"].

Markings: Some very nice
detail on the spout, but none other visible in the
photo.

Manufacturer:
Unk.

Just the frame and the
operating rod is all that remains above ground of this single throw flywheel
and crank pump at Ide Hill, Kent. Thanks to Keith Sharp for the photos. A
plaque reads:

The Ide Hill Village
WellIn 1899 there was a great drought,existing
small wells dried up and a water divinersucceeded in finding a source here
on the Green.By October 1900 the well was dug, pumping gearinstalled
and it remained in public use until theadvent of mains water in the 1920s.
The Well issaid to be as deep as the church is high, at 95 feet.The
well-house was completed early in 1902,renovated by the Parish Council in
2015 andserves as an unusual but distinctive War Memorial.

Markings:
None other.

Manufacturer: Unk, but the
frame is identical to one at nearby Goathurst Common.

Iden Green, Kent (the
one near Benenden). Thanks to Paul Snelling for the photos on the far left and
on the right. The stone trough carries the inscription:

1837VICTORIA1897

Under the roof the
rafters are inscribed:

THE+QUEEN'S+WELL1837+JUBILEE+1887FEAR+GODHONOUR+THE+KING

And there's also
a notice board with the instruction:

THIS WELLis for Domestic Supply
ONLYis not to be used forENGINES
orTEAMS

A very substantial stone pump at
Leybourne, Kent, complete with a compound handle. The cast iron spout looks in
surprisingly good condition and it has a short chain hanging on one side,
possibly (when somewhat longer) used to hold a drinking cup. Photos supplied by
Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul. The stone housing carries an inscription which,
sadly, is now showing signs of deterioration:

DRINK WEARY PILGRIMDRINK AND PRAYFOR LIVING WATERSTHEY
ONLY THEYCAN SATISFY EAR[TH'S]SONS AND
DAUGHTERS---------1859--------

Next to the pump is a
modern notice proclaiming:

WARNINGWATER IN THIS PUMPIS NOW
UNFITTO DRINKF.MARGARET WEEKESCLERK, LEYBOURNE PARISH
COUNCIL

The pump was erected
over an existing well by the then owner of the local grange, Sir Joseph Henry
Hawley Bt (1814-1875), who was also at one time High Sheriff of Kent. He bred
successful racehorses and after one of them, "Beadsman", won The Derby in 1858,
he used much of his winnings to improve the estate. The pump remained in use
until mains water was introduced to the village in 1921.

Markings: None other.

Manufacturer: Unk.

Lyminge, Kent. Photos
supplied by Roger Howse and Dick Stewart - thanks, both. The pump sits above a
7th century holy well - Queen Ethelberga's Well - and closer inspection at the
level of the well reveals the rusted remains of the
operating rod. The point at which it emerges
from the pump top can be seen, but the downpipe is long gone. Records state
that a chain pump was installed in 1898, but the remains to be seen today are
certainly not those of a chain pump.

Markings: Can't quite make it out,
but there's a maker's nameplate on the opposite side of the
barrel.

Manufacturer: Possibly Paragon,
i.e., a latter day Lee Howl.

Most unusual - an
Irish-manufactured pump down an alleyway in Maidstone, Kent. Thanks to Paul
Snelling for the photos.

Markings: "DUTHIE
LARGE & Co, ATHY".

Manufacturer:
Duthie Large & Co of Athy, Co. Kildare.

This formal pump on
Albion Rd., Marden, Kent, used to be in the centre of the village. The water
was found to be contaminated in 1907 and the pump was removed to the front of
the old Workhouse, on the site of which The Allens stands today.
Read
more. The iron casing shows a number of piercings and an old photogrpah
shows that it used to carry a subsidiary spout and bowl on one side, from which
to drink. Thanks to Paul Snelling for the photos. It carries the
inscription:

ERECTED BYTHEPARISH COUNCIL1899

Markings: "J. WARNER
AND SONS LD LONDON".

Manufacturer: J. Warner of London.

Outside what was once
the White Horse at Minster, Kent (the one near the
airport).